The Town Files

25 Small Towns in California With the Most Remote Workers

Ranked by work from home among 358 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in California. #1 is Post Mountain, CA (100.0% work from home).

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Numbers match the ranking.
25 Small Towns in California With the Most Remote Workers1. Post Mountain1002. Kensington543. Camino Tassajara534. Portola Valley495. Del Mar496. Kentfield477. Sausalito468. Los Altos Hills449. Tiburon4310. Emerald Lake Hills4111. West Menlo Park4112. Mission Canyon4113. Atherton4114. Topanga4115. Fairfax3816. Desert Palms3817. Blackhawk3818. Santa Rosa Valley3719. Auburn Lake Trails3720. Loyola3621. Carmel Valley Village3622. Gold River3623. Indian Wells3624. Brisbane3525. Saranap34
  1. 25Saranap, California

    34.0% work from home

    5,830 people · Contra Costa County · median home $1,453,300 · income $157,347 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Brisbane, California

    34.5% work from home

    4,851 people · San Mateo County · median home $1,232,200 · income $156,169 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  3. 23Indian Wells, California

    35.7% work from home

    4,757 people · Riverside County · median home $1,078,200 · income $162,990 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22Gold River, California

    35.8% work from home

    7,844 people · Sacramento County · median home $724,400 · income $175,120 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Carmel Valley Village, California

    36.1% work from home

    4,524 people · Monterey County · median home $1,275,500 · income $156,161 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow

  6. 20Loyola, California

    36.3% work from home

    3,491 people · Santa Clara County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Auburn Lake Trails, California

    36.7% work from home

    3,388 people · El Dorado County · median home $560,300 · income $134,007 · Jan low 38°F · 4 in snow

  8. 18Santa Rosa Valley, California

    37.4% work from home

    3,312 people · Ventura County · median home $1,706,200 · income $213,973 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Blackhawk, California

    37.7% work from home

    9,637 people · Contra Costa County · median home $2,000,001 · income $245,208 · Jan low 42°F · 1 in snow

  10. 16Desert Palms, California

    38.3% work from home

    6,686 people · Riverside County · median home $567,400 · income $79,792 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  11. 15Fairfax, California

    38.4% work from home

    7,605 people · Marin County · median home $1,163,600 · income $141,653 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Topanga, California

    40.7% work from home

    8,560 people · Los Angeles County · median home $1,777,800 · income $157,045 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  13. 13Atherton, California

    40.8% work from home

    7,188 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Mission Canyon, California

    40.9% work from home

    2,540 people · Santa Barbara County · median home $2,000,001 · income $208,466 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11West Menlo Park, California

    40.9% work from home

    3,930 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Emerald Lake Hills, California

    40.9% work from home

    4,406 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Tiburon, California

    42.7% work from home

    9,146 people · Marin County · median home $2,000,001 · income $232,969 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Los Altos Hills, California

    44.3% work from home

    8,489 people · Santa Clara County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  19. 7Sausalito, California

    45.5% work from home

    7,269 people · Marin County · median home $1,894,600 · income $182,357 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Kentfield, California

    46.5% work from home

    6,808 people · Marin County · median home $2,000,001 · income $249,896 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Del Mar, California

    49.0% work from home

    3,954 people · San Diego County · median home $2,000,001 · income $199,152 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4Portola Valley, California

    49.1% work from home

    4,456 people · San Mateo County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Camino Tassajara, California

    53.1% work from home

    4,951 people · Contra Costa County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 42°F · 1 in snow

  24. 2Kensington, California

    54.0% work from home

    5,428 people · Contra Costa County · median home $1,539,000 · income $237,130 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Post Mountain, California

    100.0% work from home

    3,032 people · Trinity County · median home — · income — · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 358 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in California (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: